If you’ve been a regular follower of this blog, you might have noticed that I didn’t write any post-match reactions to the draw against Swansea and the defeat at Fulham. In my last post, I wrote that Liverpool’s real tests lie in December. We failed our first at Craven Cottage, and we passed this one [...]
Posts Tagged ‘match report’
QPR 12/10/2011: A Fine Line
Posted: December 12, 2011 in Liverpool, Premier League match reportsTags: liverpool, match report, premier league, qpr
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ManCity 11/27/2011: Two Sides to the Coin
Posted: November 28, 2011 in Liverpool, Premier League match reportsTags: liverpool, manchester city, match report, premier league
There are two ways to look at Liverpool’s 1-1 home draw with Manchester City on Sunday. The first: We outplayed City and deserved the three points. Which is impressive in its own right. Who would’ve thought that, but for a few nervy moments in the Liverpool backline, the man of the match would go to [...]
West Brom 10/29/2011: More of the Same
Posted: October 30, 2011 in Liverpool, Premier League match reportsTags: liverpool, match report, premier league, west brom
This is fast becoming a Liverpool staple. Lots of chance created. Dominating possession. Points in the bag. Economical. But for the clean sheet, which is fast losing its Liverpool staple status, and the three League points, this was a typical performances from Kenny Dalglish’s charges. So I’ll keep it short this time. Two individual things [...]
Norwich 10/22/2011: Wasteful
Posted: October 23, 2011 in Liverpool, Premier League match reportsTags: liverpool, match report, norwich, premier league
Here’s how the post-match reaction will pan out. Liverpool created lots of chances. Liverpool were unlucky not to get the three points. Norwich put in a brave shift and earned their point. Andy Carroll performed poorly as a substitute and missed an easy header at the end. Luis Suarez was once again the center of [...]
ManUtd 10/15/2011: Forced to Settle
Posted: October 16, 2011 in Liverpool, Premier League match reportsTags: liverpool, manchester united, match report, premier league
In the end, the points had to be shared. Let’s be honest. After around 20 minutes of first-half action, most of us watching wanted the halftime whistle to go. With Sir Alex Ferguson opting for an experienced midfield quintuplet, the middle of the Anfield park was congested. And with neither side starting with an urgency [...]
Everton 10/01/2011: Professionally Pedestrian
Posted: October 2, 2011 in Liverpool, Premier League match reportsTags: everton, liverpool, match report, merseyside derby, premier league
Professional. That’s what Kenny called our derby win at Goodison Park. That’s what the players will say in the interviews leading up to the next game. That’s what the journalists will write in their post-match reports. That’s what the fans will claim after the labored win. But the fact of the matter is that Jack [...]
Wolves 09/24/2011: Cracks Beneath the Paper
Posted: September 25, 2011 in Liverpool, Premier League match reportsTags: liverpool, match report, premier league, wolves
There were many reasons to be positive after yesterday’s win over Wolves. Our first points since Bolton. Luis Suarez’s irrepressible form and inventive genius. Andy Carroll’s encouraging appearance in which he did everything but score. Lucas’s impressive defensive performance in the middle of the park. Steven Gerrard’s return to the Anfield pitch and a very [...]
Tottenham 09/18/2011: Time for Introspection
Posted: September 19, 2011 in Liverpool, Premier League match reportsTags: liverpool, match report, premier league, tottenham
I don’t get it. I don’t get how we were beaten so comprehensively by a team that just a few weeks ago were labeled as also-rans and no longer realistic competitors for the Top Four. (For that matter, I don’t get how I bought into that hype.) I don’t get why, with the threat posed [...]
Stoke 09/10/2011: Early Days
Posted: September 11, 2011 in Liverpool, Premier League match reportsTags: liverpool, match report, premier league, stoke
Let’s get the formalities out of the way. A 0-1 loss at Stoke is by no means a devastating result. The Britannia is a formidable place to visit these days. It’s hard to imagine that Stoke City were plying their trade in the Football League as recently as four years ago. To turn them into a [...]
Bolton 08/27/2011: Oh When The Reds Go Marching In
Posted: August 28, 2011 in Liverpool, Premier League match reportsTags: bolton, liverpool, match report, premier league
Bear with me here: there are so many things to digest from this weekend that I will be struggling to keep this one short, because this was the weekend that set so many milestones in this young and budding Premier League season. This was the weekend that saw Tottenham capitulate against City after initially appearing [...]
